§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will ensure that copies of future consultation documents from his Department are distributed to all(a) county, (b) district, (c) borough and (d) town council offices and to all public libraries. [10242]
§ Angela EagleCopies of consultation documents from my Department are distributed to authorities, organisations and individuals which are most appropriate to the policy issues involved. The aim is to achieve the widest consultation while minimising the administrative burden and potential waste which would arise from automatic distribution to some 1,800 locations.
Consultation documents are, however, also publicised by press notice, on the Internet, through the publications lists of the departmental library and, for Command Papers, The Stationery Office. Individual copies are available on request from the Department's dispatch centres and, where appropriate, the Stationery Office bookshops.